Which Path?

Henri Nouwen, a priest who decided to spend his calling at a home for the mentally challenged, wrote of his experiences in several of his books. One of the adults wrote a beautiful poem about hope:

Hope means to keep living
amid desperation
and to keep humming
in the darkness
Hoping is knowing that there is love,
it is trust in tomorrow
it is falling asleep and waking again
when the sun rises.
In the midst of a gale at sea,
it is to discover land.
In the eyes of another
it is to see that you are understood.
As long as there is still hope
There will also be prayer
And God will be holding you
in God's hands.

How beautiful this is! Instead of getting wrapped up in the complexities of life, he sees hope. I cannot ever say enough about hope, as it is what we must continually  strive for  in every choice we make. We must  not allow ourselves to get caught in a maze.  Success can be reached, though it may take awhile before we take the right path.   Pray to the Holy Spirit, feeling His gentleness and patience as we go along our individual paths, feeling the freedom our Lord has given us.